1.noun
The action or process of adding something to something else.
- 'The sweltering conditions will run into the middle of next week with the addition of the odd thunderstorm.'
- 'With the addition of a few commas and the striking out of the one paragraph, the deal already on the table will finally go through.'
- 'The colour range favours warm and tropical colours, with the addition of blue and sea green.'
- 'You can make them more formal with the addition of a diamanté brooch to use as a clasp on the front or the back.'
- 'A community transport scheme has been given a major boost with the addition of an extra vehicle.'
- 'This is not the case these days; with the addition of violence, things have turned a bit uglier.'
- 'It can work on hair that is fine or thin with the addition of hair pieces or extensions.'
- 'The garden will continue to be developed in the future with the addition of an aromatic walkway planned for next year.'
- 'The camera obscura box reproduced these conditions and clarified the images with the addition of a lens.'
- 'At a later stage they were subsequently sold as Van Goghs, occasionally with the addition of a false signature.'
- 'you will find the coat a useful addition to your wardrobe'
- 'Students will not have to pay for these additions until we begin to use the facilities.'
- 'They too have a number of big additions to their side from last year in attack.'
- 'The new design was intended to create more internal space, which meant stripping away the additions at the back.'
- 'There are lots of new additions showcased and you're sure to find something interesting.'
- 'With many riders returning, there are also many new promising additions to the club.'
- 'A survival course is one of the latest additions to the club's list of extreme sports.'
- 'Other new additions include a search facility from Google and an expanded links section.'
- 'We'll be watching forthcoming additions to Guardian Unlimited with interest.'
- 'Even beetroot and spinach can be rendered palatable with a little juicing and some judicious additions.'
- 'But opposition councillors found a number of unexplained additions in the report.'
The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts.
- 'That is addition, multiplication and the two inverse operations of subtraction and division.'
- 'Basically they had to devise methods of multiplication and division which only involved addition.'
- 'She showed that babies can even do addition and subtraction, of a rudimentary sort.'
- 'They are great at the game of subtraction, when the game of parliamentary politics is addition.'
- 'The Count Hoot section of the site helps with addition and subtraction as well.'
- 'To see the sort of difficulty that can arise, let us consider addition first.'
- 'The only way is up - addition works in three dimensions but what about multiplication?'
- 'If the slip is accompanied by a number of items, the payee's addition of the sums is verified.'
- 'We were reviewing vector addition this evening at a study session.'
- 'If you want to know the total force which is exerted on the body, you have to carry out a vector addition.'
- 'Superimposing the two logical operations we can define binary addition.'
((n.) The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed
to subtraction or diminution.|--|(n.) Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is
an addition to a building.|--|(n.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.|--|(n.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that
its sound is to be lengthened one half.|--|(n.) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more
precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason;
Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.|--|(n.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; --
opposed to abatement.|--|)
noun
1.
the act or process of adding or uniting.
2.
the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum, represented by the symbol +.
3.
the result of adding.
4.
something added.
5.
a wing, room, etc., added to a building, or abutting land added to real estate already owned.
6.
Chemistry. a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound.
Idioms
7.
in addition to, as well as; besides: In addition to directing the play, she designed most of the scenery.
